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One of the larger Hutterite colonies in Alberta, it's members run a diversified farming operation of livestock (including sheep) , grain and market gardening.
Last year I stopped by to pick up some fresh vegetables and...their SASKATOON PIES! Alas, the lady at the counter said they were sold out of the more than 500 ...

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This is the same healthy frame from USDA Bee Research Lab in Beltsville. Unfortunately, the frame has not progressed very much due to the fact that it was kept in the lab overnight. Although there was some hatched brood it mostly took place on the opposite side of the frame not shown in the image, however if you look a...

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It's never a good sign when you see stacks of equipment and dirt clumps on top of bee hives in a holding yard. It usually means the bees have taken a turn for the worst.
If you search the image you can see the stacks of dead colonies ready to be hauled out of the yard. I have snapshotted as many dead hives o...

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Sometime in early March 350 National Honey Bee Survey sampling kits were moved out of our living room and transported to the USDA Bee Research Lab in Beltsville, MD.
As of now there are 500 unconstructed kits lying around ready to be manufactured.
We have all of the components of the kits prepared for install...

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Obviously this is a Gigapan of our refrigerator. You might be thinking why someone would want to post a Gigapan of their refrigerator? Strange right? As with any image there is always a story to tell…
Two days ago I purchased over 40 lbs. of powdered sugar and with the help of some co-workers we began mixing th...

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Field work is major part of what our research lab does here at Penn State University. I have been helping to conduct honey bee disease and pest surveys for four years under the supervision of Dennis vanEngelsdorp.
Most of our field work is run in conjunction with the USDA Bee Research Lab in Beltsville, MD. A ma...